Italian referee Daniele Orsato will be the man in charge this Wednesday as Manchester City travel to the Santiago Bernabeu for their semi-final second leg against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. The Blues hold a slim 4-3 lead after an instant classic at the Etihad in the first leg.
Daniele Orsato
Orsato has refereed City once this season already when Pep Guardiola's side ran out 2-1 winners at home against Paris Saint-Germain – a game in which City sealed their place into the round-of-16. The Italian did dish out three cards that game, but none were red.
Other big games he's been in charge of this season consist of PSG's 1-0 first leg home win against Real Madrid in the round-of-16 and Barcelona's 3-0 defeat against Benfica in the group stage where he distributed nine cards, including one red.
He does like to give out the cards – refereeing a total of 24 games in all competitions this season and, on average, awarding six cards per game. Additionally, he's given out four reds.
Full Appointments
Referee: Daniele Orsato
Assistants: Ciro Carbone & Alessandro Giallatini
Fourth Official: Davide Massa
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati
Assistant VAR: Paolo Valeri
Written by: @TomCayless_
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